[Historic Marker Application: La Madrileña]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for La Madrileña, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[9] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 9 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission August 24, 1988.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for La Madrileña, in Brownsville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[9] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 9 photographs

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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Files

These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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  • August 24, 1988

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  • July 1, 2014, 2:12 p.m.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: La Madrileña], text, August 24, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428581/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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